Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an established Advanced Practitioner to work with the Urgent Community Response Service supporting the 2 hour/Integrated Rapid Response Services to the community of Rotherham. The post holder will be responsible for autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients in the community.

You will be required to utilise advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose and treat patients requiring a clinical service. The post holder will act as a role model and provide clinical leadership to the Multi-Disciplinary team including The Urgent Community Response Team members. Our aim is to deliver high quality care to help reduce the demand for hospital attendance and admission , managing patients in their own home, working closely with GPs and other health care professionals

Advanced Practitioners at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust are supported to develop against the 4 pillars of advanced practice by way of access to the Practitioners E-Portfolio (PEP) and dedicated non-clinical time.

Main duties of the job

Be a highly autonomous Advanced Clinical Practitioner working independently with support when required from a medical practitioner

Aim to prevent unnecessary attendance at A&E and reduce avoidable hospital admission by delivering care in the community setting wherever possible.

Organise the clinical management of individual patients, using expert clinical knowledge and advanced skills to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and initiate changes in management where required. This will involve the monitoring and evaluating the response to treatment through analysis and interpretation of clinical tests and investigations.

Conduct Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments when required

Conduct advanced health assessments and clinical examination of patients with highly complex presentations and make clinical decisions and independent clinical diagnosis based on these assessments.

Communicate very complex, sensitive or contentious information to ensure that patients are fully informed and consent to treatment plans, this might include having sensitive discussions regarding Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Advanced Care Planning, life limiting diagnosis and end of life discussions.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Woodside Building

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2TY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Woodside Building

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2TY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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